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Math Field Day Winners

Mercer County Schools held its annual Math Field Day Competition in early December at Bluefield State College. Eighty-one fourth, fifth and sixth grade students from seventeen schools partook in the event. All the students who participated were winners at the school level. For the competition, the students competed in quantity estimation, mental math estimation, mental math exact answer and math relay activities. To begin the award ceremony, Sophia Goldsworthy was awarded the jar of Hershey Kisses for estimating there were 212 “kisses” in the jar. Next, the long awaited winners were announced, and ribbons and medals were awarded to the students for Mental Math Estimation, Mental Math Exact, the Written Test, Quantity Estimation, and Overall Winner Categories for grades three, four, and five.

Rick Ball, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, believes, “Math Field Day provides an opportunity for Math students across Mercer County to meet and to demonstrate their abilities in Math in a highly structured competitive environment.”

The Mercer County Board of Education, Dr. Deborah Akers – Superintendent, and all the administrators at the schools who participated in the event would like to take this opportunity to thank their teachers and their students for working collaboratively to prepare for Math Field Day.